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From Brazilian duo Midipixel by way of Ratalaika Games, comes Warlock’s Tower. Our men Werther Azevedo and Ygor Speranza are very much fans of the Gameboy-era style of aesthetics and chiptune music as you can no doubt see from the screenshots here. You play as a courier trying to scale […]

Warlock’s Tower – PS4 Review

28 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged crossbuy / puzzle / ratalaika / retro by Ian

In some ways, Bethesda’s original 2011 shoot ’em up was everything you’d expect from a crossover project between them and Id Software, the original FPS masters who pretty much defined the genre with Wolfenstein and Doom before their Quake games set the template for pretty much every online shooter ever […]

Rage 2 – PS4 Review

26 May, 2019 in PS4 tagged bethesda / fps / id software / open world / post apocalyptic / rage 2 / shooter by Richie

Back in 1995 bucks the trend of indie games by not using 8 or 16 bit 2D graphics to tickle your nostalgia bone but 32 bit 3D graphics. The birth of home 3D graphics ushered in some truly timeless classics and gave us survival horror. It is specifically this genre […]

Back in 1995 – PS4 Review

23 May, 2019 in PS4 tagged 3d / alone in the dark / back in 1995 / resident evil / retro / silent hill / survival horror by Gareth

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A critically acclaimed indie horror title is now out of early access and has ventured on to current consoles. Darkwood comes from the magnificently named Acid Wizard. Hailing from Poland, they’re hoping the momentum can continue with this grim, unsettling nightmare. Darkwood‘s tale […]

Darkwood – PS4 Review

22 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged acid wizard / crafting / darkness / darkwood / melee combat / poland / survival horror by Mike

From Nottingham-based Fallen Tree Games by way of Curve Digital comes the forced 3D perspective open world game American Fugitive. The devs have some AAA chops including the likes of TimeSplitters & Crysis on their CVs, and it shows in the production values of this accomplished debut, combining on-foot exploration […]

American Fugitive – PS4 Review

21 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged GTAish / nottingham / open world by Ian

From developer No Code comes Observation, a science fiction thriller. It has an interesting concept in that you play as an AI watching the plot unfold through cameras rather than being the focus yourself. The artificial intelligence you embody is called Sam, short for SAMOS. You are the AI on […]

Observation – PS4 Review

21 May, 2019 in PS4 tagged artificial intelligence / observation / sci fi / science fiction / space / station / walking simulator by Gareth

If you regularly read our site, you’ll probably be aware of Ratalaika Games as we tend to review everything that the Finnish publisher puts out on PSN. They’ve become infamous for their sub-60 minute maxes where minimal effort gets you a platinum way before you actually finish the game. Well […]

Devious Dungeon 2 – PS4/Vita Review

19 May, 2019 in PS4 / Vita tagged devious dungeon 2 / hack and slash / platformer / ratalaika / rogue legacy by Richie

The Kart racing genre isn’t exactly known for being the most exciting in terms of freshness and innovation, but for what it’s worth, Sumo Digital’s Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed was the closest we have been to this in the decades of iterative Mario Kart titles and the many […]

Team Sonic Racing – PS4 Review

19 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged All-stars / kart / sega / Sumo Digital / Team Sonic Racing / transformed by Grizz

My Big Sister is the latest Ratalaika joint, so beloved of trophy whores everywhere for their generally easy to rinse platinums. This from solo Australian developer Stranga can still be rushed through, but to do so would be to do it a disservice. My Big Sister is an RPG of […]

My Big Sister – PS4 Review

10 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged asian horror / jrpg / ratalaika by Ian

It’s not very often I venture into survival games. The genre’s reliance on management and time constraints tends to put me in a difficult position, as someone who likes to take their time. Whilst elements do find their way into other games, I never quite gel with the complete experience. […]

Fade to Silence – PS4 Review

5 May, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged base management / black forest games / crafting / fade to silence / melee combat / survival / third person action by Mike

Ratalaika Games are back with another easy trophy rinse and while their usual MO is super predictable (cross-play games with super easy platinums), you can’t say that for the actual types of game they put out. We’ve just reviewed their recent game Zeroptian Invasion which is a Space Invaders clone but they’ve also […]

Bird Game+ – PS4 Review

5 May, 2019 in PS4 tagged bird game+ / endless runner / flight / race the sun / ratalaika by Richie

While we’re not sure that players are totally into this whole old-school retro flavour that indie devs keep pumping, it’s pretty obvious that these 8 and 16-bit aesthetics aren’t going anywhere. And the retro thing can mean anything these days. As long as you can make out the individual pixels […]

Zeroptian Invasion – PS4/Vita Review

5 May, 2019 in PS4 / Vita tagged bad / generic / not good / ratalaika / retro / space invaders / zeroptian invasion by Richie